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American Airlines Flight Forced to Land After Potential Bird Strike
American Airlines Flight Forced to Land After Potential Bird Strike. More. The North Carolina-to-Connecticut flight makes emergency landing after the windshield was hit and cracked by an object suspected to have been a bird. 1:12 | 09/22/15 …Read more on ABC News

On flight to US, Pope Francis confesses: 'I'm not really a leftie' – video
During his flight from Cuba to the US, Pope Francis tells reporters that impressions of him being 'a bit of a leftie' are wrong. He says his true doctrine, on issues ranging from the environment to social justice, is that of the church. 'If it is …Read more on The Guardian

Delta cutting RIC's nonstop flight to Cincinnati
“Of course, you regret the loss of any nonstop destination,” airport spokesman Troy Bell said. “But in terms of ability of folks to travel between Cincinnati and Richmond, there are still means for travelers.” An online search for flights between the …Read more on Richmond Times-Dispatch

Plane passengers forced to 'sleep rough' in airport after 18-hour flight delay
An airline has apologised after children and OAP passengers had to "sleep rough" under survival blankets during an EIGHTEEN HOUR flight delay. Yet Monarch Airlines has refused to compensate holidaymakers after its Birmingham-bound plane was …Read more on Mirror.co.uk

Men's Tennis Grabs Pair of Flight Championships in Own Invitational
The Middlebury Men's Tennis Invitational has come to an end with the host school boasting a pair of champions in the top-two singles flights on Sunday. Matches were contested outdoors at the Proctor Tennis Courts and indoors on the Nelson Recreation …Read more on Middlebury College News and Events

Pilot Diverts Flight To Save Dog From Freezing To Death
Flight AC085 was carrying 232 passengers from Tel Aviv to Toronto when the pilot noticed one of the cargo hold heaters was malfunctioning, said Peter Fitzgerald, a spokesperson for Air Canada. The unnamed pilot realized that Simba, a seven-year-old …Read more on Huffington Post

Get a voucher when the price of your flight drops
Flights are expensive; there's no doubt about it. Finding a good flight within your budget is no easy feat either. So you can imagine how frustrating it might be to find out that the price of your flight has gone down after you bought yourticket. But …Read more on Komando

Air Canada Pilot Diverts Transatlantic Flight to Save Dog's Life
The unidentified Air Canada pilot noticed a heating system malfunction in the plane's cargo area shortly after it took off from Tel Aviv for a flight to Toronto on Sept. 13. Knowing there was a dog traveling in the cargo area – a 7-year-old French …Read more on Care2.com

Too fat to fly? Air India grounds 130 flight attendants for being overweight
For years, airlines have penalized luggage for weighing too much. Now at least one carrier is applying that same logic to its flight attendants. Air India is grounding about 130 of its flight attendants — mostly women — because they are overweight …Read more on Washington Post

New York Jets Flight Connections 9/18/15
Brian Costello: Is the Jets' offense for real or another collapse waiting to happen? Darryl Slater: OLB Quinton Coples says that turnovers should increase. Kristian Dyer: CB Buster Skrine is putting in all the work to become a top-flight NFL cornerback.Read more on Gang Green Nation (blog)

Allegheny County airport delegation off to South Africa, aiming for flight…
Christina Cassotis, the authority's CEO, said she has been talking to all three carriers about possible flights from Pittsburgh. The World Routes forum constitutes the “next step” in that courtship. A direct flight to Germany has been a priority for …Read more on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

McCain, Flake urge FAA to address Phoenix flight path changes
Framed by neighborhood palm trees, a passenger plane brings increased noise to residential neighborhoods like this one near Phoenix as new FAA flight routes out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are affecting dozens of neighborhoods with the …Read more on KTAR.com

ViaSat to Install In-Flight Wi-Fi in Boeing Commercial Planes
To be particular, ViaSat will commence the evaluation procedure for airlines to denote deployment of the company's in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity system on these airplanes. As per the agreement, the company will evaluate its Ka-band airborne satellite …Read more on Nasdaq

Pictures show flight attendants stuffing themselves into overhead bins
Flight attendants are taking snapshots of themselves stuffed into overhead luggage compartments with the hashtag #overheadbin. Some snaps feature cabin crew flying solo while others show flight attendants goofing off with fellow colleagues. A few snaps …Read more on Fox News

The Things You Should Never Say To A Flight Attendant
There's a common mantra among flight attendants: "If you can't sling it, don't bring it." They're there to assist passengers with luggage, not do the work for them. Our flight attendant says he's been asked to stow bags stuffed with everything from …Read more on Huffington Post

Pilot Who Saved Burning British Airways Flight in Las Vegas: 'I'm Finished Flying'
The pilot credited with saving the lives of dozens of passengers on a burning British Airways plane said it was the first time in 42 years of flying that he'd ever faced a life-threatening emergency — and it happened on one of his last runs before …Read more on NBCNews.com

Face of Defense: Sailor Qualifies as Air Force Security Services Flight Chief
Navy Petty Officer First Class Ethan Holland, a master-at-arms assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., recently became the first sailor to qualify as an Air Force security forces squadron flight chief. U.S. Air …Read more on Department of Defense

It Just Got Harder to Hop Another Flight When Yours Is Grounded
The dispute over the carriers' pact comes as Delta has been touting the reliability of its operation, with the best on-time arrival and flight cancellation rate among the large network carriers. On that basis, Delta sought a higher payment for each …Read more on Bloomberg

Youth carry memory of tragedy that came on Flight 93
Recordings of phone calls placed moments before three passengers perished playback the harrowing experience. Deitrick recalled a flight attendant wishing only to see her husband and children. “It's heart-breaking hearing how she just wanted to touch …Read more on Akron Beacon Journal

Voices remembered: The Flight 93 memorial is a moving reminder
The newly opened visitors center at the Somerset County site where Flight 93 crashed is a poignant reminder of the national horror that was 9/​11. The memorial contains not only personal effects found in the wreckage, but audio of voicemails left by …Read more on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Missing Flight MH370: Satellite Plane Tracking System Could Prevent Jet …
A flight tracking system that relies on existing technology and could prevent future disappearances of commercial jets, like Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, has been successfully tested and is ready for use, the U.K.-based satellite operator Inmarsat …Read more on International Business Times

Muslim flight attendant suspended for not serving alcohol
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Muslim flight attendant for ExpressJet says she was wrongly suspended from her job last month because she refused to serve alcohol to passengers, citing her religious beliefs. Charee Stanley, a Detroit-based flight attendant for …Read more on Detroit Free Press

France carries out second surveillance flight over Syria
The flight was carried out to "acquire intelligence on the terrorist group Daesh," said the statement, using an Arabic acronym for the jihadists who control parts of Syria and Iraq. France has been part of a US-led coalition bombing IS positions in …Read more on Yahoo News

Norwegian flight attendant announces to passengers he caught a couple having …
This mile high club initiation did not remain a secret. A display of affection was made very public thanks to a Norwegian airline flight attendant who announced on a flight that two passengers had been caught fornicating in the bathroom as the plane …Read more on New York Daily News

Flight-sharing service takes off in Austin
AUSTIN — Ride-sharing is a concept that is already becoming popular with services such as Uber and Lyft. Now, it's a concept that's taking off in Austin — on private planes. Dallas-based company, Rise, offers private flight sharing between Dallas …Read more on KVUE

Indonesia More Exposed to Capital Flight Than Malaysia, S&P Says
That's taken the spotlight off the economy of neighboring Indonesia, which Standard & Poor's says is more exposed to capital flight. “The thing about Malaysia is that the capital market is deeper there, so there's less reliance on foreign capital among …Read more on Bloomberg